-
Philippines Government Fast-Tracks ‘World’s Largest’ Solar and Storage Project With 4.5 GWH Bess
Terra Solar would span 3,500 hectares of land in the Bulacan and Nueva Ecija provinces and would cost PHP185 billion (US$3.2 billion).
- Categories
- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
-
Indonesia Relaxes Local Content Requirement for Solar Projects
The government of Indonesia has eased import rules for solar power plants in a bid to bolster the development of renewables projects.
- Categories
- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
-
d.light Launches Loyalty Programme for Off-Grid Solar Customers in Kenya
The company launched the loyalty scheme, called the d.light Points Programme, in Kenya this month with plans to extend it to customers in Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria later this year.
- Categories
- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
IndiGrid Partners BII, Norfund, and Techno Electric to Develop Transmission Projects in India
These projects are expected to support evacuation of 6 GW of renewable energy in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Techno will co-develop two of these projects.
- Categories
- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
The Asian Development Bank Invests $100 Million in Fourth Partner Energy to Support Decarbonization of India’s Commercial and Industrial Sector
The financing includes $70 million from ADB’s ordinary capital resources and $30 million from Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2 (LEAP 2), administered by ADB.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Goldman Sachs Invests $440 Million in Renewable Independent Power Producer
The strategic investment in BrightNight will support the development of utility, commercial, and industrial solar and energy storage projects.
- Region
- Global
-
Oorja Closes US $1.5 Million Pre-Series A To Scale Its Farming-as-a-Service Model
Oorja owns, operates and maintains decentralised solar infrastructure at the farm level and sells affordable irrigation and milling services to groups of smallholder farmers.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Press Release: d.light Closes New USD $176 Million Securitization Facility for Affordable Off-Grid Solar In Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Off-grid solar provider d.light and impact investor African Frontier Capital partner on new financing to support consumer loans for solar and high efficiency appliances in East Africa.
- Categories
- Energy, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.